2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by second year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. They finished the season 5–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2012 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Louisville $+   5 2     11 2  
Cincinnati +   5 2     10 3  
Rutgers +   5 2     9 4  
Syracuse +   5 2     8 5  
Pittsburgh   3 4     6 7  
Connecticut   2 5     5 7  
Temple   2 5     4 7  
South Florida   1 6     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmUMass*SNYW 37–035,270
September 812:00 pmNC State*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Big East NetworkL 7–1034,202
September 1512:30 pmat Maryland*ACC NetworkW 24–2135,491
September 222:00 pmat Western Michigan*ESPN3L 24–3010,328
September 2912:00 pmBuffalo*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Big East NetworkW 24–1734,666
October 612:00 pmat No. 21 RutgersESPNUL 3–1950,870
October 131:00 pmTemple 
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN3L 14–17 OT37,279
October 198:00 pmat SyracuseESPNL 10–4036,715
November 37:00 pmat South FloridaESPNUL 6–1336,190
November 98:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2W 24–1733,503
November 2412:00 pmat No. 18 LouisvilleBig East NetworkW 23–20 3OT45,618
December 13:30 pmCincinnati
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ABCL 17–3433,112

References

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